RECURSOS DE TECNOLOGIA ASSISTIVA PARA AUXILIAREM OS ESTUDANTES CEGOS OU COM BAIXA VISÃO NO PROCESSO EDUCATIVO

Abstract

The educational inclusion of students with visual impairment is a challenge that needs to be faced. Therefore, this research aims to expose some assistive technology resources that can improve the learning performance of students with total or severe visual impairment. To this end, this research is basic in nature, adopted a qualitative approach, sought to group existing knowledge on the topic and carried out a bibliographic review in the journal repositories CAPES, SciELO and Google Scholar, highlighting fundamental works such as those from Brasil (2015), Borges and Vanzin (2015) and Silva et al. (2017), among others. In this investigation, several assistive technology resources were discussed, such as: Braille, magnifying glass and smartphone camera, screen magnifiers, PDF readers with voice capabilities, NVDA and the Be My Eyes application. In short, it is concluded that the different assistive technology resources exposed in this article can assist in the teaching and learning of blind or visually impaired students, promoting their educational and social inclusion. Therefore, these resources are of great value and present themselves as auxiliary agents in the educational process.